Affected by this, people in those areas naturally had a hostile and contemptuous attitude towards Buddhism. At that time, southern Xinjiang was naturally unavoidable. For Buddhism that was introduced to southern Xinjiang and wanted to blossom and bear fruit as powerful as in the Central Plains, many people today
There are sects and ruling classes that harbor a certain amount of rejection.
Therefore, there were numerous battles between Buddhists and local wizards. Among them, Master Futi was the most famous. Although he was born and raised in southern Xinjiang, he went to the Central Plains to study Buddhism as an adult and returned in his old age with the intention of spreading it.
Buddhism has encountered many obstacles from local forces.
He made an appointment with the then Dali National Preceptor to fight to determine the outcome. If the National Preceptor wins, then the Buddhist sects and branches will withdraw from southern Xinjiang and will no longer preach, chant sutras, or accept incense. But on the contrary, if he wins, then the Dali State will
Buddhism must be adopted as the state religion, and all people, including the ruler of Dali, must believe in Buddhism.
This competition, which could shake the future national destiny of Dali Kingdom, began in full view of everyone. It was divided into three categories: "debating scriptures", "shaman surrender", and "meditation". To put it bluntly, it means first debating scripture lectures to see who wins.
Who can convince the truth more? Then each performs witchcraft to see who has the most bizarre effects. Finally, they compete in meditation to see who can persevere to the end.
There is no doubt that Master Futi wins in the debate. Compared with the majestic classics and the complete system, and compared with the profound Buddhist wisdom, the local loose and complicated original belief classics and teachings show its inferiority.
It is messy and complicated, unable to explain itself, and even has obvious inconsistencies.
But when it comes to practicing witchcraft, they don’t really practice magical powers, and the Buddhist sect that focuses on it is defeated by the southern Xinjiang witchcraft who have local advantages. Moreover, because the questions themselves are biased, they are all compared to what the royal witchcraft group is best at.
There are sinister projects such as ghost control and voodoo, so it is not considered a fair competition.
In other words, it is the last "meditation" that can determine the outcome. At this point in the battle, everyone can't help but sweat. Although Buddhist meditation is a basic skill, Southern Xinjiang has inherited some of the ideas of Brahmanism.
Wumen also regard ascetic practice as a way to improve strength and wisdom, and have rich experience in sitting in meditation in difficult situations.
It seems that this is the event that both sides are best at, so no one can predict the outcome of the game. The rules are as follows. The national master and Master Futi entered the dense forest of southern Xinjiang on a summer afternoon and chose a place to meditate. They were not allowed to get up during this period.
, shaking, eating, drinking, or even sleeping. Once any of the above behaviors occur, it will be considered a failure.
It is said that Master Futi chose a place under the shade of five trees to sit in meditation, and did not move an inch for seven days and seven nights. The national master who was sitting among the Kelsang flowers finally gave out.
Fainting to the ground, it was clear that the competition ended with Guru Buddha's victory.
After he got up, he was very grateful for the blessings these five trees had given him. Not only did they shield them from direct sunlight, wind and rain, but even though it was a hot and humid season, not a single mosquito came in the forest with rich shrubs.
Bite him and affect his meditation.
After he found out the varieties of these five trees, he was surprised to find that they were all sacred trees of his sect that were closely related to Buddhism. So after King Dali recognized Buddhism as the state religion and had his own temples and monasteries, he began to plant a large number of them.
These five kinds of trees, and try to smoke their wood into a sachet to calm the mind and exorcise inner demons.
Although the production process is complicated and the finished product is very few, the sachets made from these Buddhist holy trees do contain the life force of natural blessings and the abundant and pious power of Buddhism. As long as they are worn on the body, most evil filth will be eliminated.
It is difficult to get close to you. Even if you are in an illusion, you can quickly become calm and far away if you are troubled by inner demons.
Naturally, this method has spread widely in Buddhism in southern Xinjiang. However, due to the difficulty of making it and the fact that these five kinds of trees are only suitable for growing in hot and humid places, it has not caused much repercussions in the Central Plains. It is only popular in many southern Xinjiang.
It has left a profound impact on famous temples, and many temples are still making futi five-wood incense to this day.
"I see. It seems like this is a really good thing. Unfortunately, what we have to deal with this time is the evil witch cult's poisonous insects, not the evil and filthy things." I looked at the sachet in my hand with some pity, and I could indeed feel the poison in it.
The power of Dharma produced by it is no less than that of a talisman that has been illuminated.
"This is not absolute. Although it is not the main function, the wood inside does have a pungent fragrance and can repel insects. It is also blessed by Buddha's power. If you encounter an urgent situation and there is nothing else around you that can repel insects, just
Open the sachet, throw out all the wood in it, and light it on fire. The aroma emitted at this time is the strongest, even protected by Buddha's light, which brings out all the natural power contained in it, making it the natural nemesis of all poisonous insects.
, almost no kind of voodoo can tolerate such a smell, and will definitely stay away temporarily."
Even though my mother-in-law said this, I don't think she would do it unless it was an emergency. After all, this sachet is so precious and it would be a pity to burn it.
But no matter what, it is better to have more backup insurance than none. When I have the opportunity in the future, I must go to Songhe Temple again. Firstly, I will help the fat man find his uncle, and secondly, I will thank Abbot Kongye properly.
We were strangers to each other, and he spent a lot of money on it.
Thinking of this, I suddenly remembered that Alang's Yimu gecko seemed to like this smell very much before, and it should be the target of those gangsters, so I asked: "Why do they want to take this gecko from you?"
, just because it can prey on other Gu insects?"
Alang nodded and said: "Yes, this is a Yimu gecko raised based on the gecko cubs distributed in the sect. It is said that it can prey on most ordinary voodoo insects. Its skin is thick and hard, and most voodoo insects can't even break through their defenses."
Impossible, and its blood can also be temporarily used as a detoxification agent. If fed properly, it can also produce poison on its own. It can not only prevent poisons, but also become a poison of its own. Therefore, anyone who can cultivate the education of Yimu Gonggong
Everyone, you can be promoted to Spider Black."
"But if that's the case, this Otogi gecko should be quite common, right? Do I have to snatch it from you?" I asked a little strangely, "If they are envious, why don't they just raise one themselves? If it's a flower
If you have to devote enough energy to cultivate it carefully, you won’t be unable to cultivate it.”
"No, the gecko is a special symbol for the evil witch cult. It is second only to the golden silkworm among our totems because it can prey on almost any other common poisonous creature, whether it is a snake, scorpion, spider, toad, or any other common poison.
The geckos cannot swallow the poison, so we firmly believe that the geckos contain powerful witchcraft power. The geckos cultivated through special methods within the sect are indeed representatives of identity and strength. Their offspring are different from ordinary geckos, only
It can be raised by people with a special bloodline who are naturally close to guarding palaces. It is because I happen to have this kind of physique that I was favored by the evil witch sect."